..We reviewed 332 patients receiving the HVAD in the pivotal ADVANCE Bridge to Transplant (BTT) trial and Continued Access Protocol (CAP) to determine the incidence of drive-line infections and sepsis...

..To better understand hemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications that currently limit the use of such devices, we studied the endothelial and coagulation system changes in LVAD recipients with time...

..Smaller, more durable, continuous flow devices such as the HeartMate II LVAD are increasingly being used. The aim of this study is to report our single-center experience with this device as bridge-to-transplant therapy...

..The basis for structural changes leading to valve pathophysiology during and after LVAD placement will be described, providing a basis for improved clinical understanding and new strategies to prevent these conditions...

Right ventricular failure--a continuing problem in patients with left ventricular assist device support

..However, data on long-term post-transplant survival for these patients are limited. We evaluated the effect of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices on postcardiac transplant survival in the current era...

Effects of centrifugal, axial, and pulsatile left ventricular assist device support on end-organ function in heart failure patients

..We compared the accuracy of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk score, the European System for Cardiac Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE), and the Veterans Administration (VA) risk score in predicting perioperative mortality after AVR...

Effects of the left ventricular assist device on the compliance and distensibility of the carotid artery

..We believe this is the first documentation of acute left atrial thrombus formation immediately after a single dose of recombinant factor VIIa administration during a left ventricular assist device implantation...

..Few donor characteristics actually impact significantly on recipient outcome, and thus recipient characteristics may figure more prominently than those of the donor toward the risk of death after transplantation...

Survival in elderly patients supported with continuous flow left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation or destination therapy

..Since these challenges are also encountered during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery that is performed after regular work hours, we assessed whether hour and day of procedure influenced mortality after CABG...

Substance abuse at the time of left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with increased mortality